Dolomiti
Off we go. All bikes loaded at Venice Airport
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Excited about our 10 days ahead. I had been driving from Florence to Venice which took 4 hours including Autogrill visits
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Arabba. Put bikes together and go
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First TakaGiroVision
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Magic dolomites - Passo Pordoi
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Snow cap on Passo Pordoi. The scenery took my breath away... or is it because it is 2200m above sea level?
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Amazing view
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More snow cap mountain at 15 degree Cel
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Some TakaEuroVision here
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Amazing view. A few caravan on course waiting the peloton on the next day.
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Top of Pordoi
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Coppi monument
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Looking at Passo Sella from Pordoi
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Happy tour this is
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Day 2 Sella Ronda - warm above 10 degree
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Came to Pordoi again. We go through Pordoi,Sella, Gardena and Campolongo in the anti clockwise direction
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Passo Sella
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Sunny as day 2 in Dolomiti
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Harry Scott just chilling while most chewing stems already
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Look back from Harry
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Half way up Passo Sella
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Passo Gardena
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Ann is doing easy on her eBike going up QOM style at 26kmh max speed
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Bring me back there
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Chris checking phone massages and there seems to have signals
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Passo Gardena. I think there is a name of 5 tower on these mountain caps?
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An Orica Greenedge rider Ruben Plaza first to complete Sella Ronda at Giro
Day 3 going to Castlerotto to hill ITT stage. Has to ride through Passo Campolongo and Gardena to get there
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The upper half of Gardena are series of hairpins
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The other side of Gardena is even more challenging
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A passionate Dave waiting at the top of Gardena
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Giro gives full access to team warm up area
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Last day in Dolomites we braved Passo Giau and attempt to come back via a loop
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Tunnel di Passo Giau
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It was so cold up the summit of Giau it snowed
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Poor David had to put our bikes up the roof of van as no one wished to descend
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